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Anna Faris has signed on to the farcical sci-fi comedy, Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel for Picturehouse, BBC Films and HBO Films. British comics Chris O’Dowd, Marc Wootan and Dean Lennox Kelly are already set for the film directed by Gareth Carrivick. The Hollywood Reporter notes the script follows three social outcasts - two geeks and a cynic - as they attempt to navigate a time-travel conundrum in the middle of a British pub; Faris plays a girl from the future who sets the adventure in motion....

Continuing its unwavering support for the Blu-ray format, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment announced today the first wave of feature films to be released by the studio on the much-anticipated new Blu-ray Disc (BD) platform. The broad range of titles chosen will optimally demonstrate the next generation format’s superior high-definition audio and visual elements. The initial titles in development include such action-packed blockbusters as Fantastic Four, “The League of Extra Ordinary Gentlemen”, Behind Enemy Lines and Kiss of the Dragon, the CGI-animated comedy Ice Age along with many others that will bring Fox’s total number of first wave releases to 20 titles....

Anthony Mackie has been a prominent member of the Marvel Cinematic Universe for nearly a decade. He made his first appearance in 2014’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier, where his character would become a good friend and trusted ally to Steve Rogers (Chris Evans), the former Captain America. The role was then passed onto Mackie’s Sam Wilson character in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier series that premiered on Disney+ in 2021....

In the grand tradition of genre films throughout history, Attack the Block (2011) flew somewhat under the radar upon release. While the movie generated some decent buzz in the U.K., it didn’t exactly catch fire in the United States. Some audiences cited the film’s use of dense British street slang as a barrier for entry, but the U.S. distributor undeniably hampered the film’s success by putting it in only eight theaters nationwide on opening weekend....

There are few shows geared towards children that can connect with people of all ages the way Avatar: The Last Airbender has. The series brings memorable characters and a story grounded in a breathtaking and unique world where elemental power is the law of the land. But within this land, the person who maintains balance is the Avatar. This show was arguably never meant to be as iconic as it’s become and has now inspired multiple generations....

Forgiveness has to be earned in the new trailer for the third season of Barry, starring beloved comic actor Bill Hader. The Emmy award-winning series returns for a third adventure next month on HBO Max, picking up with the titular struggling hitman as he tries to come to terms with who he is, and whether he can ever leave his criminal life behind. Watch the trailer below, courtesy of HBO on YouTube....

From 2013-2017, Bates Motel was one of the most popular shows on television. The series spawned from the story of Psycho, a book trilogy started in 1959 by Robert Bloch, and adapted for the screen in 1960 by Alfred Hitchcock. Bates Motel posed as a prequel situation to the original Psycho series, but was more of a re-telling that focused on Norma and Norman Bates’ lives before the events of the first Psycho story....

The horror comedy is a subgenre in horror that combines both the elements of comedy and horror films. The combination of the two genres dates back to the times of Edgar Allan Poe, as he would sprinkle in comedic elements into his dark short stories. Many of Poe’s works were transcribed for the screen by Universal Pictures in their early years of monster films. The classic Universal Monsters emerged during a time known as the golden age of Universal Horror, and within these years, some of the most well regarded early horror comedies were produced....

Hulu is releasing a ton of exciting original television this September, from new seasons of Atlanta, The Handmaid’s Tale, The Cleaning Lady, and Ramy, to exciting new shows like Best in Dough, Reasonable Doubt, and Tell Me Lies. There’s a complete absence of original movies, however. While this is disappointing to some, the streaming platform is making up for it with a long list of older or more recent movies being released throughout the month....

Artists, writers, poets. People want to be them, but then there’s a stigma attached to the reputation of being creative. Whether it’s the starving artist or pampered heir that decides writing is their true calling, it’s undeniable there’s a particular interest in those who see the world a bit differently. And, perhaps, that’s why films have turned to make their protagonists writers again and again because they can take their story and rewrite it before the viewer’s eyes....

MTV Movies Blog recently spoke with Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure star Alex Winter, who confirmed that Bill & Ted 3 is actually happening. Here’s an excerpt from the site’s article: We reported earlier this week that Keanu Reeves jokingly wants Werner Herzog to direct Bill & Ted 3. While Winter didn’t comment on Werner Herzog’s involvement, he did talk a bit about where they would like to take the story:...

What a week it has been for actor Bob Odenkirk. On Monday night, the series finale of Better Call Saul aired on AMC, bringing an end to the story of the character Odenkirk has been playing in the Breaking Bad world since 2009. It was a bittersweet ending, but it was pretty well-received by fans, garnering great acclaim and scoring as one of the show’s highest-rated episodes on IMDb. For Odenkirk, he says in a new tweet that he found the finale to be satisfying....

Twenty years ago, the city of Albuquerque would never dream of two bronze statues depicting the largest meth manufacturers in the country arriving in their town. However, Walter White and Jesse Pinkman will soon be immortalized in the New Mexico city following a donation. Of course, these are the characters from Breaking Bad​​​​​​, famously played by Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul. Sculptor Trevor Grove commissioned the statues in 2019 by series creator Vince Gilligan....

Europe and Hollywood are teaming up to break new ground with VOD programming content. In a story from Variety, they reported that Britain’s Channel 4 has acquired the exclusive U.K. video-on-demand rights to Disney’s Lost and Desperate Housewives, marking one of the first such arrangements in Europe between a Hollywood studio and its TV station client. Channel already airs the two shows in its over-the-air lineup. The Mouse House’s first European deal for VOD rights to its network series is in line with the studio’s focus on new technology to enhance its content and expand distribution....

Spoiler Warning: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) One of the biggest questions heading into Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness was who would serve as the primary antagonist to Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch). In the end, it turns out Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olson) was the film’s primary antagonist, attempting to use the Darkhold to kill and steal America Chavez’s (Xochitl Gomez) multiverse traveling powers so that she could reunite with Tommy (Jett Klyne) and Billy (Julian Hilliard) in another version of earth....

2017’s Justice League was a disaster. The $300 million film grossed a paltry $657 million at the box office, and much of the blame went to director Zack Snyder, who departed Justice League in the wake of a family tragedy. But over time, Warner Bros. turned out to be real villains with their short-sighted approach to handling the DC universe and trying to copy Marvel. Snyder finally got to present his vision with a four-hour director’s cut of Justice League, which premiered in 2021....

Jodie Foster is one of the most iconic actresses of her generation; without the movies she starred in, film history would be completely changed. She was born in Los Angeles and was a highly intelligent child. Her mother was a publicist for a film producer who sought get her children in the industry, and, at the age of three, Foster starred in her first commercial for sunscreen. This opened the floodgates into film and television, as she managed to appear in fifty television shows before becoming a regular in Disney films....

Movies and novels might be very distinct mediums, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t areas that overlap. Some movies have a certain painterly quality that makes them feel as though they are written on the page. Additionally, movies that manage to build detailed new worlds often take on the feeling of a sprawling fantasy novel. It’s in the small details that movies can take on a literary quality, as novels have so much more space and time to describe their surroundings....

Apple has just released a second trailer for the upcoming summer comedy Dinner for Schmucks, which is set for release nationwide on July 23. Click below to take a look at this brand new trailer for the film, which was directed by Jay Roach Dinner for Schmucks tells the story of Tim (Paul Rudd), a guy on the verge of having it all. The only thing standing between him and total career success is finding the perfect guest to bring to his boss’ annual Dinner for Extraordinary People, an event where the winner of the evening brings the most eccentric character as his guest....

The film-making duo of Scott Beck and Bryan Woods came to prominence almost a decade ago, with the release of horror films such as Nightlight, Haunt, and A Quiet Place. It was the latter that made the duo’s names, bringing in a cool $350 million worldwide on a minuscule budget back in 2018, and garnering rave reviews as well as a handful of Academy Award, BAFTA, and Golden Globe nominations for its slick storytelling and a bravura performance from Emily Blunt in the lead role....